Scenes from the weekend’s Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co Laois includng Bob Geldof (pic 8), Florence of Florence and the Machine (Pic 11) and Damon Albarn of Blur (pic 13)
Too big & too many kids this year. (i.e. teenagers, im old)
Digs
Agreed, a good festival that has been hijacked by too many snotty nosed brats and culchies. Used to be good…
Quint
Agree. Only groups of lads in Dublin GAA tops should be let in. Those gap-toothed simpletons from the country just ruin it for everyone.
Digs
+ 1. Bang on assessment !
Jimmy Rimmel
Facilities creaking under bigger numbers, more toilets needed! Beer a rip off and completely inconsistent policy on cans- last year no problem this year confiscation – aside from that what can you say, pissed for 3 days in a field
3stella
avoiding the ever increasing number of baby buggies…
ahyeah
Photo 9…christ, we’re an uncool nation.
We should be paying refugees to come in.
Joan Burton
Here here, dilute that bány skin a bit !!
Mikeyfex
“Photo 9” + judgement on nation = The daily BS generalisation award.
They are to some people, and to others they’re just headdresses. The latter having absolutely no idea that people might find them offensive so apart from being clichéd at festivals – which is enough to make you a hate-figure – there really must be bigger fish to fry.
Mr. T.
Survey says 72% of Irish marketing girls wear Indian head-dresses and aviator shades to festivals.
human
Also Irish Lads who wear aviators and still think the Tom Cruise 80’s look is the height of fashion…
Sido
You can’t argue with statistics.
follow me, silently
Middle-class lefty whitest Irish with a Twitter account is over.
Frilly Keane
Still tho
Looks like they had a savage weekend ov’it
Tempted
Definitely tempted
Rowsdower
Depends on your definition of savage weekend I suppose.
Any weekend where I’d have to queue to squat over a fecal drenched putrid portoloo as the only form of relief before mauling through the hoard of piss stinking, pissed up revellers would not be classified as savage in my book.
Playing Whelan’s Nov 6th… tickets €17.50. Had to get ’em! :)
Peter
In terms of the weather and the acts, it was great.
In terms of male toilets, absolutely loads of urinals, but men poo too – sort it out for next year! A youngish, scummy element at it, but that’s been the case for a few years.
Most importantly, they need to lower the attendance amounts again. And why would they reduce the capacity of a festival that sold out months in advance? Because I said so! Seriously though, it was fairly packed at 35,000 people, never mind 50,000.
Nibbers
First-time goer here: agreed regarding the too few male loos and the extortionate beer prices, and would add that the security verged on the ridiculous. In total though I thought it was great. The first night I was a bit worried because people seemed to be absolutely smashed off their faces so I was expecting fisticuffs all over the shop and general madness, but things really calmed down for the next two nights. No real problems, great line-up, particularly in the tents (I found the main stage to be a bit disappointing – didn’t hold the sound very well and the crowds never seemed all that into it, especially for boring old Blur). 10/10 would go again.
Annie
For a first timer you have pretty much nailed the picnic in one comment. Security used to be so sound, now not only are they ridiculous re: confiscating drink after the bars close but also seriously inappropriate searches. Males searching females pretty closely, some detailed pat downs going on. Not at all ok.
Too big & too many kids this year. (i.e. teenagers, im old)
Agreed, a good festival that has been hijacked by too many snotty nosed brats and culchies. Used to be good…
Agree. Only groups of lads in Dublin GAA tops should be let in. Those gap-toothed simpletons from the country just ruin it for everyone.
+ 1. Bang on assessment !
Facilities creaking under bigger numbers, more toilets needed! Beer a rip off and completely inconsistent policy on cans- last year no problem this year confiscation – aside from that what can you say, pissed for 3 days in a field
avoiding the ever increasing number of baby buggies…
Photo 9…christ, we’re an uncool nation.
We should be paying refugees to come in.
Here here, dilute that bány skin a bit !!
“Photo 9” + judgement on nation = The daily BS generalisation award.
Photo 9: https://youtu.be/uK57tRwpo50
as you yourself told me, Mikey, generalising is the only way we cut through all the poo and still have time for lunch
Great photos all the same.
Why do Irish people at festivals look like massive willyheads.
Are you Irish, or did you get a transplant?
I’m a self loathing ex pat.
I ran away too.
I like to think I brought something back.
And a loathsome self righteous twat.
Heyyyyy!
Now tony, dont be trying to start a fight between Jonotti and the real tony
You never were a pat
More of a john
wow those pictures make it look poo….Blur and Leftfield…. is it still 1998?
… http://static.stereogum.com/blogs.dir/2/files/2014/06/Whitest.jpg
I thought indian headresses were a no no.
They are to some people, and to others they’re just headdresses. The latter having absolutely no idea that people might find them offensive so apart from being clichéd at festivals – which is enough to make you a hate-figure – there really must be bigger fish to fry.
Survey says 72% of Irish marketing girls wear Indian head-dresses and aviator shades to festivals.
Also Irish Lads who wear aviators and still think the Tom Cruise 80’s look is the height of fashion…
You can’t argue with statistics.
Middle-class lefty whitest Irish with a Twitter account is over.
Still tho
Looks like they had a savage weekend ov’it
Tempted
Definitely tempted
Depends on your definition of savage weekend I suppose.
Any weekend where I’d have to queue to squat over a fecal drenched putrid portoloo as the only form of relief before mauling through the hoard of piss stinking, pissed up revellers would not be classified as savage in my book.
but enough about the all-ireland
And the fleadh
Great weekend… found these guys… blew me socks off!! …now i’m goin’ for a sleep :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4KkZI7ebPg
They were a highlight for sure.
Playing Whelan’s Nov 6th… tickets €17.50. Had to get ’em! :)
In terms of the weather and the acts, it was great.
In terms of male toilets, absolutely loads of urinals, but men poo too – sort it out for next year! A youngish, scummy element at it, but that’s been the case for a few years.
Most importantly, they need to lower the attendance amounts again. And why would they reduce the capacity of a festival that sold out months in advance? Because I said so! Seriously though, it was fairly packed at 35,000 people, never mind 50,000.
First-time goer here: agreed regarding the too few male loos and the extortionate beer prices, and would add that the security verged on the ridiculous. In total though I thought it was great. The first night I was a bit worried because people seemed to be absolutely smashed off their faces so I was expecting fisticuffs all over the shop and general madness, but things really calmed down for the next two nights. No real problems, great line-up, particularly in the tents (I found the main stage to be a bit disappointing – didn’t hold the sound very well and the crowds never seemed all that into it, especially for boring old Blur). 10/10 would go again.
For a first timer you have pretty much nailed the picnic in one comment. Security used to be so sound, now not only are they ridiculous re: confiscating drink after the bars close but also seriously inappropriate searches. Males searching females pretty closely, some detailed pat downs going on. Not at all ok.
I’d agree with both those last two comments :)